Senior management

Scott Mac Meekin Chief Executive Officer, Dearman

Scott has over 30 years of senior global experience in the development and commercialisation of emerging technologies and joins Dearman from Singapore-based Navis Capital Partners, South East Asia’s largest private equity fund. Prior to this, his recent roles include Chief Operating Officer at Tes-Envirocorp, where he transformed the business from a regional electronics waste management company into a global electronics services firm. Scott also holds the role of Non-Executive Director at TR Fastenings (LON:TRI), which supplies assembly solutions to market leaders in the automotive, electronic design and manufacturing sectors across 50 countries.

Allan Gray Chief Financial Officer, Dearman

Allan brings over 30 years of senior global experience in commercial management and consultancy, supporting a number of early-stage emerging technology businesses define and achieve their strategic goals. Allan assumes his new role as Dearman moves into the next phase of its rapid growth.

He joins Dearman following two years as CEO of Aquapurum Water Pvt. Ltd., delivering drinking water and water treatment in India through a partner-manufactured, ground-breaking water purification technology. Prior to this, his recent roles include Commercial Director at Essential Energy India Ltd., where he redefined the company’s market entry strategy and built its commercial team, raising revenues from zero to £100m+.

Katherine Priestley Managing Director, Park Vale

Katherine is the Managing Director of Park Vale. She has experience throughout the US, Europe, and Asia in finance, consulting, M&A, and business operations.

Alongside work for a family investment office where Katherine was responsible for advising on asset allocation, manager selection, and risk management, Katherine has experience in managing companies, having served as Finance Director of a UK industrial company.

Katherine currently serves as a Board Director of the Pitblado Foundation, Trustee of the Krazna Krauz Foundation, a member of the Advisory Committee for the Royal Society, and has a strong working relationship with the Academy of Medical Sciences. Katherine received her B.A. Honours from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University, UK and Kokusai Kirisutokyo Daigaku (ICU) Tokyo, Japan; and her MBA from Columbia University, US.

Toby co-founded both Highview Power Storage (2004) and Dearman (2011) and through them established the concept of liquid air to deliver both grid-scale electricity-to-electricity energy storage, and distributed cold and power for applications in transport and the built environment.

Professor Toby Peters Board Director & Strategic Advisor

Toby co-founded both Highview Power Storage (2004) and Dearman (2011) and through them established the concept of liquid air to deliver both grid-scale electricity-to-electricity energy storage, and distributed cold and power for applications in transport and the built environment. He is one of the named inventors of Liquid Air Energy Storage.

Having moved over full-time to lead Dearman in 2013, he stepped down as CEO in December 2016. He remains on the Board and with an active advisory role looking at the longer term opportunities for the technology. In the UK, Toby is a Visiting Professor at University of Birmingham in Power and Cold Power and also at Heriot-Watt University in Transformational Innovation for Sustainability. He is a Visiting Professor at Kyushu University in Japan. He was the academic lead of the 2015 ‘Doing Cold Smarter’ Policy Commission.

Adam is the Finance Director of Park Vale and has been a core member of the operational team since 2010. He oversees all investing entities where underlying assets and business operations can range from real estate portfolios, biotechnology, cyber security and general technology companies.

Adam Heaps

Adam is the Finance Director of Park Vale and has been a core member of the operational team since 2010. He oversees all investing entities where underlying assets and business operations can range from real estate portfolios, biotechnology, cyber security and general technology companies.

Adam’s analytical skills and business knowledge are applied to the financial analysis of business targets and deal structuring. With Adam’s experience of global businesses across multiple jurisdictions, he works closely with the companies to ensure the right level of operational and regulatory information is provided for timely decision making and change implementation.

Adam is a qualified Chartered Accountant with experience specialising in business operations across many sectors.